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The panama forests

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Supreet Sahoo
The panama forests

The rainforests of Panama, in particular, are some of the world’s most biologically diverse areas which serves most exquisite Panama Bird Photo Tour. Chagres National Park, situated east of Gatun Lake and the northern half of Panama Canal, has 1,185 species of plants, 130 of which are unique to that area. Panama’s rainforests are home to many mammals that migrated from both North and South America. Among these species are jaguars, tapirs, deer, sloths, anteaters, and armadillos. There are also 650 species of birds and 93 amphibian species in the Panama Canal watershed.

 

The rainforests of Panama stand out clearly as the dark green swaths straddling either side of the Panama Canal—the thin blue ribbon running from the northwest toward the southeast in this image. These forests not only harbor a very diverse community of plants and animals, they also help reduce erosion and sedimentation to the canal. The light green and brown hues in the scene are more sparsely vegetated pastures and croplands. The white pixels show areas of human development. This image was acquired in March 2000, during Panama’s annual dry season.

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